06/02/2016
One of my favorite ways to see any city is by bike. When Aaron and I were in Australia a couple of years ago, I could hop on a bike, run to the grocery store, swing by a shop on my must-visit list, and be back without breaking a sweat. It was the perfect way to get around because you felt like you could accomplish so much in a short amount of time. You weren’t on foot and sitting in traffic, and you still got to see so much along the way. We couldn’t stop talking about how great it would be if LA had city bikes. It’s … 
It’s so interesting to look back now, even with just a mere two years of perspective, on those first few months of parenthood. Parker was just a babe and I thought that the challenges of parenthood were certainly all wrapped up in ensuring she had just the right amount of milk at each feeding and was sleeping in decent stretches. Now after tackling things like preschool and house shopping in neighborhoods based on the schools they’re zoned for and weighing the importance of things like diversity and student teacher ratios, … 
One of the very, very best things about living in Los Angeles are the dozens of cool locales within day or weekend trip distance. I’m no stranger to Palm Springs, have spent countless days in San Diego, and have done the trip up the coast to San Francisco a number of times. So when Arrowhead® Brand Mountain Spring Water presented me with a chance to explore (by helicopter, no less!) one of their spring sources near San Bernardino, I was very intrigued! Even though it’s just 90 minutes from downtown LA, I wasn’t at all … 
Have you spiralized yet? I have used it profusely for baked sweet potato fries (which are delicious), but have been dragging my feet on trying it for noodles. The thing is, I love pasta– real delicious, hand made, fresh pasta– and I happen to be in the camp of people that don’t think it’s all that naughty when eaten in moderation. So why mess with a good (great!) thing, you know? Well, low and behold, if Kara, my friend and food stylist extraordinaire didn’t whip some up the other day. The consensus? … 
